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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 2016
Page
4
Commentary argues Gov. Sam Brownback remains in denial about his policies and blames the media for unpopularity. The piece contends Kansans are capable of recognizing a disaster and critiques the governor’s respect for their intelligence.
Brownback argues Kansans misunderstand his tax cuts while voters rejected many GOP lawmakers who supported them. Polls show 70 percent unhappy with the path, 74 percent dissatisfied with his job, and 61 percent favor repealing pass-through income tax exemption. Many cite revenue shortfalls and calls to expand Medicaid as priorities.
A reader comments on the lack of federal civics and US history education since the 1970s, blaming the creation of a federal Department of Education. The remark appears in online feedback responding to a Kansas Electoral College story.
The Telegram invites signed letters with full contact details. Letters are confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Thank you notes should be general. form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed. Writer Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 E mail editorta rtelegran Online www gctelegram com
Washington Post reports on Donald Trump aides led by Jason Miller and Sean Spicer giving daily teleconferences that offer hedged answers on cabinet picks, schedules, and policy aims. The briefings describe a president-elect whose public rhetoric outpaces concrete plans.
In Harrisburg on Monday 20 Republican electors unanimously backed Donald Trump and Mike Pence at 12 54 pm cementing Pennsylvania's first GOP presidential victory in 28 years Protesters outside the Capitol waved banners songs and chants asserting Trump is not their president while observers debated the nation’s peaceful transfer of power Gov Tom Wolf defended the tradition amid broader national debate about legitimacy and democratic norms among elector observers and activists.
The piece recalls Martin Luther’s piercing view of Christmas as a humbling reminder that worldly wealth and power are fleeting, contrasting this with the enduring promise of the Christ child. It notes the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation and draws a contrast to modern presidential inaugurations, urging focus on a faith that “will never pass away.”
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